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"&lt;div class=\"hideplaybutton\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0625_accuser_john_travolta_lawsuit_\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/06/25/0625-accuser-john-travolta-lawsuit-2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"update_bar\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/08/09/update-bar.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:12 AM PT&lt;/strong&gt; -- Travolta's lawyer Marty Singer just released a statement, claiming, \"This is another ludicrous lawsuit with inane claims.&amp;#160; It is obvious that Mr. Zanzi and his lawyers are looking for their 15 minutes of fame.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/25/john-travolta-cruise-ship-royal-caribbean-sexual-assault-lawsuit-fabian-zanzi/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here for the full statement.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0314_divider_graphic\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/03/14/0314-divider-graphic.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cruise ship steward who claims&lt;strong&gt; John Travolta&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/14/john-travolta-fabian-zanzi-royal-caribbean-massage-sex/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;exposed himself during a neck massage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and then embraced him is suing the actor for assault.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fabian Zanzi&lt;/strong&gt; was working on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in 2009.&amp;#160; Travolta, who was a passenger on the ship, had ordered food and asked that Zanzi deliver it to his stateroom.&amp;#160; When Zanzi was in the room, Travolta allegedly asked for a neck massage.&amp;#160; Zanzi claims when he reached for Travolta's neck, the actor dropped his robe and exposed his erect penis and then forcefully embraced him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Travolta allegedly then told Zanzi he was \"beautiful\" and said, \"Take me, I will take care of you, please.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zanzi says he resisted, and then Travolta offered him $12k to maintain a wall of silence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zanzi says he went to cruise ship management to complain but they refused to allow him to write out any details regarding nudity or sexual contact.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zanzi is suing for unspecified damages.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0625_accuser_john_travolta_lawsuit_\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/06/25/0625-accuser-john-travolta-lawsuit-2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"update_bar\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/08/09/update-bar.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;11:12 AM PT&lt;/strong&gt; -- Travolta's lawyer Marty Singer just released a statement, claiming, \"This is another ludicrous lawsuit with inane claims.&amp;#160; It is obvious that Mr. Zanzi and his lawyers are looking for their 15 minutes of fame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"The lawsuit&amp;#8217;s ridiculous claims are completely contradicted by what Mr. Zanzi told his employer back in 2009 when he was being disciplined for his own violations of company policy.&amp;#160; In his handwritten report three years ago, the only physical contact he claimed occurred was allegedly touching my client&amp;#8217;s neck.&amp;#160; The inappropriate conduct he alleges in his lawsuit is absent from his written report he submitted at the time.&amp;#160; That glaring omission speaks volumes.&amp;#160; Also calling his credibility into question is his dubious allegation that his employer supposedly restrained him in a room on the cruise ship for five days, yet after that supposedly occurred, Mr. Zanzi continued to work for Royal Caribbean for years, on multiple ships.&amp;#160; Now, after waiting three years, and after getting paid to tell his story to the media, Mr. Zanzi has filed this absurd lawsuit. &amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;br /&gt;\"We are confident that my client will prevail on the merits and that he will be completely vindicated in court.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0314_divider_graphic\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/03/14/0314-divider-graphic.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cruise ship steward who claims&lt;strong&gt; John Travolta&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/14/john-travolta-fabian-zanzi-royal-caribbean-massage-sex/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;exposed himself during a neck massage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and then embraced him is suing the actor for assault.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fabian Zanzi&lt;/strong&gt; was working on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in 2009.&amp;#160; Travolta, who was a passenger on the ship, had ordered food and asked that Zanzi deliver it to his stateroom.&amp;#160; When Zanzi was in the room, Travolta allegedly asked for a neck massage.&amp;#160; Zanzi claims when he reached for Travolta's neck, the actor dropped his robe and exposed his erect penis and then forcefully embraced him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Travolta allegedly then told Zanzi he was \"beautiful\" and said, \"Take me, I will take care of you, please.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zanzi says he resisted, and then Travolta offered him $12k to maintain a wall of silence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zanzi says he went to cruise ship management to complain but they refused to allow him to write out any details regarding nudity or sexual contact.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zanzi is suing for unspecified damages."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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